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[DISCUSSION DRAFT]
H. R. ll
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
Mrs. GREENE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on llllllllllllll
A BILL
To eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives, remove firearm restrictions on lawful gun
owners, and provide funds to surviving families of border
patrol agents killed as a result of Operation Fast and
Furious.
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1 TITLE I—ABOLISHMENT OF THE
2 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
3 BACCO, FIREARMS, AND EX-
4 PLOSIVES
5 SEC. 101. PREPARATORY PROVISIONS.
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1 (1) PUBLICATION OF LIST.—Within 3 months
2 after the date of the enactment of this title, the Di-
3 rector of the Bureau shall publish an itemized list on
4 the website of the Bureau, which shall be available
5 to the public, of all confiscated firearms and ammu-
6 nition possessed by the Bureau.
7 (2) SALE BY AUCTION.—Before the abolishment
8 date, the Director of the Bureau shall sell the fire-
9 arms and ammunition referred to in paragraph (1)
10 to licensed dealers (as defined in section 921(a) of
11 title 18, United States Code) at public auction.
12 SEC. 102. ABOLISHMENT.
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1 SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES, FUNCTIONS, PER-
3 OF JUSTICE.
5
1 ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
2 ARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES’’ and inserting
3 ‘‘TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES,
4 FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, AND ASSETS TO
5 THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’.
6 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
7 (1) The table of chapters for part II of such
8 title is amended by striking the item relating to
9 chapter 40A and inserting the following:
‘‘40A. Transfer of Certain Authorities, Functions, Personnel, and As-
sets to the Department of Justice ................................ 599A’’.
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1 51 and 52, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, the
2 Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act of 1988, and the Act of
3 March 1, 1913, commonly known as the ‘‘Webb-Kenyon
4 Act’’. Such authorities, functions, personnel, and assets
5 shall be employed by or under the supervision of the Attor-
6 ney General.
7 (b) AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
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1 ment and administration of the provisions
2 referred to in clause (i).
3 ‘‘(B) USE OF EXISTING RULINGS AND IN-
15 GENERAL.
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1 title and subject to the availability of appropriations, the
2 Attorney General may—
3 (1) enter into contracts;
4 (2) employ experts and consultants in accord-
5 ance with section 3109 of title 5, United States
6 Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
7 diem rate equivalent to the rate for level IV of the
8 Executive Schedule; and
9 (3) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the services,
10 facilities, and personnel of other Federal agencies.
11 (c) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this
12 title may be construed to authorize any position of the
13 Bureau, or authorize the Bureau to perform any function,
14 after the abolishment date.
15 SEC. 106. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
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1 authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or
2 operation of law.
3 (b) SUITS.—This title shall not affect suits com-
4 menced before the abolishment date, and in all such suits,
5 proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments
6 rendered in the same manner and with the same effect
7 as if this title had not been enacted.
8 SEC. 107. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
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1 by striking ‘‘, including under section 922(g)(9) of
2 title 18’’.
3 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 5, UNITED
4 STATES CODE.—
5 (1) Section 644 of division J of the Consoli-
6 dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C.
7 552 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, 923(g)(3) or
8 923(g)(7),’’.
9 (2) Section 206 of division B of the Consoli-
10 dated Appropriations Act, 2006 (5 U.S.C. 3104
11 note) is repealed.
12 (3) Section 122 of title I of the Departments of
13 Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
14 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (5
15 U.S.C. 3104 note) is repealed.
16 (4) Section 7323(b)(2)(B)(i) of title 5, United
17 States Code, is amended by striking sublcause (XII)
18 and redesignating subclauses (XIII) and (XIV) as
19 subclauses (XII) and (XIII), respectively.
20 (c) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 6, UNITED
21 STATES CODE.—
22 (1) Section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act
23 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 531) is hereby repealed.
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1 (2) Section 1114(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C.
2 532(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau’’ and in-
3 serting ‘‘Department of Justice’’.
4 (d) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 8, UNITED
5 STATES CODE.—
6 (1) Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and
7 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amend-
8 ed—
9 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking
10 ‘‘924(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)’’; and
11 (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii) by striking
12 ‘‘section 922(g)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), (j), (n),
13 (o), (p), or (r) or’’.
14 (2) Section 2(4)(J) of the Enhanced Border Se-
15 curity and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8
16 U.S.C. 1701(2)(4)(J)) is amended by striking ‘‘Bu-
17 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo-
18 sives,’’.
19 (e) AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 10, UNITED
20 STATES CODE.—Section 546 of title V of division A of
21 the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
22 for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended
23 by striking ‘‘ section 922(g) of title 18, United States
24 Code, and’’.
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1 (f) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES
2 CODE.—Section 707(c)(1)(B) of title 11, United States
3 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘924(c)(2)’’ and inserting
4 ‘‘924(b)(2)’’.
5 (g) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 15, UNITED
6 STATES CODE.—
7 (1) Section 4 of the Protection of Lawful Com-
8 merce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7903) is amended—
9 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(as in
10 effect before the abolishment date, as defined in
11 section 102(b)(1) of the Brian A. Terry Memo-
12 rial Eliminate the ATF Act)’’ after ‘‘Code,’’;
13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and
14 who is licensed’’ and all that follows and insert-
15 ing a period;
16 (C) in paragraph (4)—
17 (i) by striking ‘‘921(a)(16)’’ and in-
18 serting ‘‘921(a)(10)’’; and
19 (ii) by striking ‘‘921(a)(17)(A)’’ and
20 inserting ‘‘921(a)(11)(A)’’;
21 (D) in paragraph (5)(A)—
22 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘924(h)’’
23 and inserting ‘‘924(e)’’; and
24 (ii) in clause (iii)—
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1 (I) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that
2 follows through ‘‘(I)’’; and
3 (II) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and all
4 that follows through ‘‘Code’’; and
5 (E) in paragraph (6)—
6 (i) in each of subparagraphs (A) and
7 (B), by inserting ‘‘, as in effect before the
8 abolishment date, as defined in section
9 102(b)(1) of the Brian A. Terry Memorial
10 Eliminate the ATF Act’’ before the 3rd
11 close parenthesis;
12 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
13 ‘‘and who is licensed’’ and all that follows
14 and inserting a semicolon;
15 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
16 ‘‘and who is licensed’’ and all that follows
17 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
18 (iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking
19 ‘‘921(a)(17)(A)’’ and inserting
20 ‘‘921(a)(11)(A)’’.
21 (2) Section 3(1)(E) of the Firefighters’ Safety
22 Study Act (15 U.S.C. 2223b(1)(E)) is amended by
23 striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
24 Explosives,’’.
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1 (h) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 18, UNITED
2 STATES CODE.—
3 (1) Section 844(o) of title 18, United States
4 Code, is amended—
5 (A) by striking ‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting
6 ‘‘924(b)(3)’’; and
7 (B) by striking ‘‘924(c)(2)’’ and inserting
8 ‘‘924(b)(2)’’.
9 (2) Section 921(a) of title 18, United States
10 Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (9)
11 through (12), (14), (15), (19) through (22), and
12 (25) through (34), and redesignating paragraphs
13 (13), (16), (17), (18), (23), (24), and (35) as para-
14 graphs (9) through (15), respectively.
15 (3) Sections 922 and 923 of title 18, United
16 States Code, are hereby repealed.
17 (4) Section 2(f) of the Undetectable Firearms
18 Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by
19 striking paragraph (2).
20 (5) Section 5(c)(3) of the Protection of Lawful
21 Commerce in Arms Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is
22 amended—
23 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, ex-
24 cept’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subsection’’
25 ; and
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1 (B) by striking subparagraph (C).
2 (6) Section 924 of title 18, United States Code,
3 is amended—
4 (A) by striking subsections (a), (e), (f), (i),
5 (m), (n), and (p);
6 (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking
7 ‘‘knowing violation of subsection (a)(4), (a)(6),
8 (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), or (k) of section 922, or
9 knowing importation or bringing into the
10 United States or any possession thereof any
11 firearm or ammunition in violation of section
12 922(l), or knowing violation of section 924,’’
13 and inserting ‘‘knowing violation of this section
14 or’’;
15 (C) in subsection (d)(3)—
16 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
17 ‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)(3)’’;
18 (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking
19 ‘‘922(i), 922(j), 922(l), 922(n), or 924(b)’’
20 and inserting ‘‘924(a)’’ ; and
21 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C)
22 and (D) and redesignating subparagraphs
23 (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (C) and
24 (D), respectively;
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1 (D) in subsection (g)(4), by striking
2 ‘‘(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’;
3 (E) in subsection (h)—
4 (i) by striking ‘‘(c)(3)’’ and inserting
5 ‘‘(b)(3)’’; and
6 (ii) by striking ‘‘(c)(2)’’ and inserting
7 ‘‘(b)(2)’’;
8 (F) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and
9 inserting ‘‘(b)’’;
10 (G) in subsection (k)(3), by striking
11 ‘‘(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’;
12 (H) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘(c)’’
13 and inserting ‘‘(b)’’; and
14 (I) by redesignating subsections (b), (c),
15 (d), (g), (h), (j), (k), (l), and (o) as subsections
16 (a) through (i), respectively.
17 (7) Section 925 of title 18, United States Code,
18 is amended—
19 (A) in subsection (a)—
20 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, ex-
21 cept for sections 922(d)(9) and 922(g)(9)
22 and provisions relating to firearms subject
23 to the prohibitions of section 922(p),’’;
24 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘,
25 except for provisions relating to firearms
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1 subject to the prohibitions of section
2 922(p),’’;
3 (iii) by striking paragraph (3);
4 (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ex-
5 cept for provisions relating to firearms
6 subject to the prohibitions of section
7 922(p),’’;
8 (v) in paragraph (5), by striking
9 ‘‘(3)’’ and insert ‘‘(2)’’; and
10 (vi) by redesignating paragraphs (4)
11 and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
12 tively;
13 (B) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
14 (C) in subsection (e), by striking
15 ‘‘921(a)(13)’’ each place it appears and insert-
16 ing ‘‘921(a)(9)’’;
17 (D) by striking subsection (f); and
18 (E) by redesignating subsections (d) and
19 (e) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
20 (8) Section 925A of title 18, United States
21 Code, is hereby repealed.
22 (9) Section 926(a) of title 18, United States
23 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all
24 that follows through ‘‘922’’.
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1 (10) Section 926A of title 18, United States
2 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that fol-
3 lows through ‘‘console’’.
4 (11) Section 930 of title 18, United States
5 Code, is hereby repealed.
6 (12) Section 931 of title 18, United States
7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
8 lowing:
9 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—Whoever knowingly violates this
10 section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
11 than 3 years, or both.’’.
12 (13) Section 514(b) of division B of the Con-
13 solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations
14 Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113–6;
15 127 Stat. 271) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of
16 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall in-
17 clude in all such data releases’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
18 partment of Justice shall include in all releases of
19 data from firearm tracing studies’’.
20 (14) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
21 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
22 sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title I of division
23 B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Ap-
24 propriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public
25 Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
2 Explosives’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘De-
3 partment of Justice’’.
4 (15) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
5 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
6 sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title II of division
7 B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18
8 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat.
9 3128–3129) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Al-
10 cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’’ each place
11 it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’.
12 (16) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
13 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
14 sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title II of division
15 B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18
16 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574–
17 576) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, To-
18 bacco, Firearms and Explosives’’ each place it ap-
19 pears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’.
20 (17) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
21 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
22 sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title II of division
23 B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18
24 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat.
25 1903–1904) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Al-
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1 cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’’ each place
2 it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’.
3 (18) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
4 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
5 sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title I of the
6 Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related
7 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923
8 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295–2296) is
9 amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
10 Firearms and Explosives’’ each place it appears and
11 inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’.
12 (19) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bu-
13 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
14 sives—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title I of division
15 B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (18
16 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat.
17 2859–2860) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Al-
18 cohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’’ each
19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Jus-
20 tice’’.
21 (20) Section 1028A of title 18, United States
22 Code, is amended—
23 (A) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking
24 ‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)(3)’’; and
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1 (B) in subsection (c), by striking para-
2 graph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4)
3 through (11) as paragraphs (3) through (10),
4 respectively.
5 (21) Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United
6 States Code, is amended—
7 (A) by striking ‘‘922(l)’’ and inserting
8 ‘‘922(h)’’; and
9 (B) by striking ‘‘section 924(n) (relating to
10 firearms trafficking),’’.
11 (22) Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States
12 Code, is amended—
13 (A) in paragraph (c), by striking ‘‘930 (re-
14 lating to possession of weapons in Federal fa-
15 cilities,’’; and
16 (B) in paragraph (n), by striking ‘‘sections
17 922 and’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.
18 (23) Section 2343 of title 18, United States
19 Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and re-
20 designating subsections (d) through (f) as sub-
21 sections (c) through (e), respectively.
22 (24)(A) Section 3051 of title 18, United States
23 Code, is amended—
24 (i) in the section heading, by striking
25 ‘‘Special Agents of Bureau of Alcohol,
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1 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’’
2 and inserting ‘‘certain investigators and
3 officers of the Department of Jus-
4 tice’’;
5 (ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) Spe-
6 cial agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
7 Firearms, and Explosives, as well as any other’’
8 and inserting ‘‘Any’’; and
9 (iii) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
10 (B) The section analysis for chapter 203 of title
11 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the
12 item relating to section 3051 and inserting the fol-
13 lowing:
‘‘3051. Powers of certain investigators and officers of the Department of Jus-
tice’’.
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1 (28) Section 4042(b)(3) of title 18, United
2 States Code, is amended—
3 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
4 ‘‘924(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)(2)’’; and
5 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
6 ‘‘924(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘924(b)(3)’’.
7 (29) Section 5031 of title 18, United States
8 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or a violation by such
9 a person of section 922(x)’’.
10 (30) Section 5032 of title 18, United States
11 Code, is amended—
12 (A) in the 1st undesignated paragraph, by
13 striking ‘‘section 922(x) or section 924(b), (g),
14 or (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 924(a), (d), or
15 (e)’’; and
16 (B) in the 4th undesignated paragraph, by
17 striking ‘‘or section 922(x) of this title, or in
18 section 924(b), (g), or (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘or in
19 section 924(a), (d), or (e)’’.
20 (i) AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 20, UNITED
21 STATES CODE.—Section 615(k)(7)(C) of the Individuals
22 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)(7)(C))
23 is amended by inserting ‘‘, as in effect before the abolish-
24 ment date (as defined in section 102(b)(1) of the Brian
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1 A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act)’’ before the
2 period.
3 (j) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 21, UNITED
4 STATES CODE.—
5 (1) Section 102 of the Controlled Substances
6 Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended in the 2nd para-
7 graph (57) by inserting ‘‘, as in effect before the
8 abolishment date (as defined in section 102(b)(1) of
9 the Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF
10 Act),’’ before ‘‘for which’’.
11 (2) Section 716(c)(1)(B) of the National Drug
12 Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21
13 U.S.C. 1714(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking
14 ‘‘Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
15 and Explosives,’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration, the
16 Department of Justice,’’.
17 (k) AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 22, UNITED
18 STATES CODE.—Section 655(b)(3) of the Foreign Assist-
19 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2415(b)(3)) is amended by
20 striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that follows through ‘‘re-
21 port’’.
22 (l) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE
23 CODE OF 1986.—
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1 (1) REPEAL OF NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT.—
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1 (C) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
2 solidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
3 tions Act, 2012 (28 U.S.C. 533 note).
4 (D) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
5 solidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (28 U.S.C.
6 533 note).
7 (E) Section 207 of division B of the Omni-
8 bus Appropriations Act, 2009 (28 U.S.C. 533
9 note).
10 (F) Section 207 of division B of the Con-
11 solidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (28 U.S.C.
12 533 note).
13 (G) Section 107 of title I of the Consoli-
14 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations
15 Act, 2013 (28 U.S.C. 533 note).
16 (H) Section 116 of title I of the Science,
17 State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies
18 Appropriations Act, 2006 (28 U.S.C. 533 note).
19 (2) Section 1151(c) of title XI of the Consoli-
20 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
21 2013 (28 U.S.C. 533 note) is amended—
22 (A) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, To-
23 bacco, Firearms and Explosives,’’ each place it
24 appears and inserting ‘‘Department of Justice’’;
25 and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘Bureau on’’ and inserting
2 ‘‘Department on’’.
3 (3)(A) Section 599B of title 28, United States
4 Code, is repealed.
5 (B) The section analysis for chapter 40A of
6 such title is amended by striking the item relating
7 to section 599B.
8 (4) Section 2006(2) of title 28, United States
9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, the Director, Bu-
10 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
11 Department of Justice,’’.
12 (n) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES
13 CODE.—
14 (1)(A) Section 713 of title 31, United States
15 Code, is amended—
16 (i) in the section heading, by striking
17 ‘‘Service, Tax and Trade Bureau, and
18 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
19 arms, and Explosives’’ and inserting
20 ‘‘Service and Department of Justice’’;
21 (ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the
22 Tax and Trade Bureau’’ and all that follows
23 though ‘‘Department of Justice of the Depart-
24 ment of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘and so
25 much of the Department of Justice as relates to
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1 the administration and enforcement of provi-
2 sions transferred under the Brian A. Terry Me-
3 morial Eliminate the ATF Act’’ ; and
4 (iii) in subsection (b)—
5 (I) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and
6 (3), by striking ‘‘either Bureau’’ and in-
7 serting ‘‘the Department’’; and
8 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘,
9 the Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of
10 the Treasury, and the Director of the Bu-
11 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
12 Explosives, Department of Justice’’ and in-
13 serting ‘‘and the Department of Justice’’.
14 (B) The section analysis for chapter 7 of such
15 title is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
16 tion 713 and inserting the following:
‘‘713. Audit of Internal Revenue Service and Department of Justice’’.
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1 abolishment date (as defined in section 102(b)(1) of
2 the Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF
3 Act)’’ before the semicolon.
4 (2) AMENDMENTS TO THE JAMES GUELFF AND
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1 by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
2 arms, and Explosives, Department of Justice
3 for salaries, expenses, and associated adminis-
4 trative costs for operating and overseeing such
5 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘the trust fund estab-
6 lished under section 201 of the Brian A. Terry
7 Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act for use in ac-
8 cordance with such section’’.
9 (B) Section 180102(b)(2) of such Act (34
10 U.S.C. 12541(b)(2)) is amended by striking
11 ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,’’.
12 (5) AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIME IDENTIFICA-
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1 (7) REPEAL OF THE NICS IMPROVEMENT
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1 (B) by striking subparagraph (M) and re-
2 designating subparagraph (N) as subparagraph
3 (M).
4 (10) AMENDMENT TO THE INTERSTATE TRANS-
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1 (III) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the
2 1st semicolon;
3 (IV) by striking subparagraph
4 (B); and
5 (V) by striking ‘‘(C)’’ and insert-
6 ing ‘‘(2)’’; and
7 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
8 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘—’’ and
9 all that follows and inserting ‘‘has been con-
10 victed of a felony.’’.
11 (2) Section 40728B(c) of such title is amended
12 by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(2)’’.
13 (3) Section 40732(c)(2) of such title is amend-
14 ed by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows and insert-
15 ing ‘‘a felony.’’.
16 (q) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 42, UNITED
17 STATES CODE.—Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act
18 of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201a) is amended—
19 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, as in effect
20 before the abolishment date (as defined in section
21 102(b)(1) of the Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate
22 the ATF Act)’’ before the period;
23 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsections
24 (a)(4), (a)(5), (b)(2), (b)(4), and (o) of section 922
25 of title 18, section 925(d)(3) of title 18, section
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1 5844 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and’’;
2 and
3 (3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
4 subsection (d) as subsection (c).
5 (r) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 44, UNITED STATES
6 CODE.—Section 3903(c)(2)(A)(i)(III) of title 44, United
7 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all
8 that follows through ‘‘violence’’.
9 (s) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 49, UNITED
10 STATES CODE.—
11 (1) Section 363(b) of the FAA Reauthorization
12 Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) is amended by
13 inserting ‘‘, as in effect before the abolishment date
14 (as defined in section 102(b)(1) of the Brian A.
15 Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act)’’ before the
16 period.
17 (2) Section 80304(d) of title 49, United States
18 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol,
19 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,’’.
20 (t) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals and amendments
21 made by this section shall take effect on the abolishment
22 date.
23 (u) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON OTHER AMEND-
24 MENTS TO FEDERAL STATUTE.—The Attorney General
25 shall submit to the relevant Committees a written report
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1 that contains suggestions for such other amendments to
2 Federal statutes as may be necessary or appropriate as
3 a result of this title.
4 TITLE II—TRUST FUND AND
5 GRANT PROGRAMS
6 SEC. 201. BORDER PATROL AGENT KILLED IN ACTION
7 TRUST FUND.
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1 (c) USE OF TRUST FUND.—Amounts in the Trust
2 Fund shall be made available to the Commissioner, with-
3 out further appropriation, to—
4 (1) carry out section 202 until January 1,
5 2032; and
6 (2) carry out section 203 beginning on January
7 2, 2032.
8 (d) PROHIBITION.—Amounts in the Trust Fund may
9 not be used to carry out any statute, regulation, or any
10 executive action relating to restrictions on firearms.
11 SEC. 202. GRANTS TO FAMILIES OF BORDER PATROL
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1 (e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
2 under the Program, an eligible recipient shall submit to
3 the Commissioner an application in such form, at such
4 time, and containing such information as the Commis-
5 sioner may require.
6 SEC. 203. FIREARM SAFETY PROGRAM.
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1 Program shall be apportioned by the number of li-
2 censed dealers in each such State.
3 SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS.
4 In this title:
5 (1) BORDER PATROL AGENT.—The term ‘‘Bor-
6 der Patrol agent’’ has the meaning given the term
7 in section 5550(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code.
8 (2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commis-
9 sioner’’ means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
10 and Border Protection.
11 (3) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the
12 meaning given the term in section 921(a)(3) of title
13 18, United States Code.
14 (4) LICENSED DEALER.—The term ‘‘licensed
15 dealer’’ has the meaning given the term in section
16 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code.
17 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
18 ing given the term in section 311 of title 5, United
19 States Code.
20 (6) TRUST FUND.—The term ‘‘Trust Fund’’
21 means the Border Patrol Agent Killed in Action
22 Trust Fund established in section 201(a).
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